The Russian leader’s phone call stopped short of acknowledging responsibility for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane.

Two U.S. military officials told NBC News that they had intelligence indicating that Russians may have misidentified the plane and shot it down.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed in ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” ...

Two U.S. military officials say the U.S. has intelligence indicating the Russians may have misidentified the Azerbaijan Airlines plane and shot it down, believing it was a drone. NBC’s Courtney Kube ...

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Russia's leader apologises for the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace - without directly taking blame.